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The Business of News in England, 1760–1820

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media (PSHM)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Victoria E. M. Gardner
    Pages 1-14
  3. The English Press

    • Victoria E. M. Gardner
    Pages 15-46
  4. Advertisements, Agents and Exchange

    • Victoria E. M. Gardner
    Pages 47-67
  5. Provincial Newspaper Proprietors

    • Victoria E. M. Gardner
    Pages 68-92
  6. Securing the Family, Embedding the Trade

    • Victoria E. M. Gardner
    Pages 93-116
  7. Communities and Communications Brokers

    • Victoria E. M. Gardner
    Pages 117-137
  8. News Networks

    • Victoria E. M. Gardner
    Pages 138-161
  9. Conclusion

    • Victoria E. M. Gardner
    Pages 162-165
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 166-270

About this book

The Business of News in England, 1760-1820 explores the commerce of the English press during a critical period of press politicization, as the nation confronted foreign wars and revolutions that disrupted domestic governance.

About the author

Victoria Gardner is an historian of eighteenth-century Britain, with a particular interest in the intersections between economics and culture. She has published articles and chapters on the business of early modern print culture and the newspaper press, most recently co-editing The Book Trade in Early Modern England (2013). Following appointments at the Universities of Edinburgh, Manchester and Hull, Victoria has recently joined Wellington College, Berkshire, UK.

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